Marion Ellyard, Ron van Twuiver and the team are bringing together the ingredients for an event that aims to appeal to anyone looking to explore and deepen their understanding, including a range of presenters from around the world offering sessions exploring various aspects of love, relating, consciousness, sacredness, connection, sensuality, sexuality, yoga, meditation and a diverse range of associated topics.

“We are very mindful to balance the presentations around love, relating and conscious sexuality in a way that is meaningful and approachable for anyone, no matter their background or previous knowledge” It is important to us that this event offers a safe and fun way for people to approach this material and understand what it is all about. Our European Peers have been involved in festivals like these for a lot longer and it’s nice to offer this to the local community of Byron Bay, national and international visitors from all over the world.

‘Why I see an immense value in this festival is because our life force energy, also often referred to as ki, chi, serpent energy, can lay dormant at the base of our spine or be only be partially activated. Once activated we can experience an immense flow of energy, enthusiasm, vision and joy for life and others. This is why we work with sexual energy throughout the festival as it often helps to activate this dormant energy, also referred to as kundalini energy. Removing shame, fear or misconceived ideas around this topic in a world where unfortunately most teenagers still get most of their sexual education online and from pornographic material. We are facing a 50% divorce rate worldwide and broken families. This work is all about strengthening and deepening relationships to self and others in body, mind and spirit.”

Marion organizes ongoing events in the local area together with Ron van Twuiver, is a passionate mother and works as a counsellor in Suffolk Park specialising in trauma release work, love and relationship coaching. (www.radiantlove.com.au). Ron van Twuiver works passionately with people in his personal practice of body-based healing work and moves people through deep transformation through ongoing workshops. (www.consensuality.com.au)

“It is very important to me that we use this festival as an opportunity to deepen the conversation around healthy relating, radical honesty, finding our true selves, our identity and purpose and include our sexuality in this conversation. To know this area sometimes gets pushed under the carpet and yet holds the key to unleashing our life force and using it healthily in so many wonderful ways. It is also important for us to create an event that not only showcases the leading edge of conscious relating and sexuality movement but to hold a safe, inclusive, space for everyone, regardless of gender identity and expression. It’s worth an exploration if you are curious and it’s nice to have so many people return back each year for more. I feel very privileged to present this annual event.”

The Taste of Love Festival 2020 will again feature well-known presenters from all over the world such as Crystal dawn Morris (US), Fia the well know singer ( SWEDEN) and Eugene Hedlund (US) just to name a few. There are local and national presenters kept in balance to support everyone, musicians and artists whose work is highly regarded by peers and attendees alike. The full program is available on the website late 2019.

The Festival commences Friday late morning on March 13th 2020 at the Byron Bay Community Centre and runs until Sunday evening March 15th directly followed by the Taste of Love Festival Live – in Immersion March 16-19. Here participants of the festival will have time to keep connecting in a relaxed setting, with a light program, delicious vegan food and have a holiday in the wonderful retreat place Paradise One. After the Immersion, we will run the 2 famous 7 day transformative ISTA trainings (Spiritual Sexual Shamanic Experience) Level 1 and Level 2 in the Byron Hinterlands.

Please come and join us at ‘Taste of Love’ 2020 and become part of our family.

With love, passion and freedom!

Marion Ellyard & Ron van Twuiver